Chris Douglas-Roberts had a team-high 20 points for the Bobcats, losers of five straight.

The Blazers hit their stride just three minutes into the game. Lillard broke a 9-9 tie with a pull-up jumper, and a string of four 3-pointers in five possessions suddenly had Portland on top by 14 at the midway point.

The hosts wound up hitting 7-of-8 from behind the arc in the opening quarter and were in front, 39-21, going into the second.

Another 10-0 run early in the second stretched the difference to 23, and it was a 70-49 margin at the break. Lillard and Matthews combined for seven of the team's 12 3-pointers over the first two quarters.

The only drama in the second half was whether Portland would post the 3-point record, but Meyers Leonard missed one in the final minute that would have sealed it.

The Blazers became the first team in NBA history to make 20-plus 3-pointers
twice in the same season ... Portland has made at least eight 3-pointers in
eight straight games for the first time in franchise history ... Mo Williams
had 15 points and 10 assists off Portland's bench ... Charlotte will close out
a five-game road trip on Saturday at Sacramento ... The Bobcats are winless in
six straight trips to Portland.

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